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Sword of Captain Richard French

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Sword of Captain Richard French

Ames Manufacturing Company (American, Chicopee, Massachusetts, 1829–1935)

Date:: 1850
Culture:: American, Chicopee, Massachusetts
Medium:: Gilt-brass, steel
Dimensions:: Overall length 40 inches; L. of blade 32 1/4 inches
Classification:: Swords
Credit Line:: Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2012
Accession Number:: 2012.105a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 372

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